Book description
In contrast to the classical books which largely focus on separate,
individual physicochemical and biological aspects, this book aims to
integrate the frontiers of knowledge on the fundamentals and the impact
of physicochemical and biological interactions and processes of AOCs in
soil, sediment, water and air. The specific objectives of this book are
to address: (1) fundamental biophysico-chemical processes of AOCs in the
environment, (2) occurrence and distribution of AOCs in air, water, and
soil, and their global cycling, (3) the state-of-the-art analytical
techniques of AOCs, and (4) restoration of natural environments
contaminated by AOCs. The book also identifies the gaps in knowledge on
the subject matter and as such provides future directions to stimulate
scientific research to advance the chemical science on
biophysico-chemical interfacial reactions in natural habitats.
By virtue of complex nature of the interactions of AOCs with
different environmental components and matrixes, no single available
technique and instrument is satisfactory yet for determining their
fate, transport, availability, and risk in the environment. In order
to fully understand the biophysico-chemical interactions and processes
of AOCs in the environment, it is critical to know chemical, physical
and biological properties of AOCs and their analytical techniques. The
book is unique because of its multidisciplinary approach as it
provides a comprehensive and integrated coverage of
biophysico-chemical reactions and processes of AOCs in various
environments, associated analytical techniques, and restoration of
natural environments contaminated by AOCs.
Baoshan Xing
is Professor of Environmental and Soil Chemistry in the Department of
Plant, Soil, and Insect Sciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst,
where he has been actively involved in teaching and research since 1996.
Dr. Xing received his PhD from the University of Alberta, Canada, in
1994. His research work ranks in the top 1% of cited authors for
journals in environmental sciences and ecology.
Nicola Senesi is Professor of Soil Chemistry and Head of the
Department of Agroforestal and Environmental Biology and Chemistry of
the University of Bari, Bari, Italy, where he has been actively
involved in research and teaching (as research assistant, assistant
professor, and associate professor) since 1969. He was conferred a
Doctorate Honoris Causa by the Institut National Polytechnique de
Toulouse, France, in 2000.
The late Pan Ming Huang received his PhD in soil science from
the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He was Professor Emeritus of Soil
Science at the University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada. His
research work has significantly advanced knowledge on the formation
chemistry and the nature and surface reactivity of mineral colloids,
organic matter, and organomineral complexes of soils and sediments and
their role in the dynamics, transformations, and fate of nutrients,
toxic metals, and xenobiotics in terrestrial and aquatic environments.
